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Safety Car
Joined: May 2016
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From: MN
I have never left the top down when walking away from any of my verts, but I see a lot that do. With Smarttop, it's so easy to put it up as I walk away I don't see the benefit. And it's fun to start lowering it from a distance as I return to the car (which, by the way, really gives anyone looking at the car a rush!)
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Phoenix, Arizona
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Commerce Texas
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Chirper Island
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 392
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From: rutherfordton North Carolina
St. Jude Donor '11
I don't leave it down unless it is I am at the gas station and just running in and out. The main reason has more to do with birds than anything else really. I learned my lesson the hard way.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Ten Mile TN
Heck, when I go by boat, I dock it at the marina and leave the keys in it.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2017
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It’s funny, with my Camaro, I frequently left it in parking lots with the T-tops off and windows down. If I was going to be gone for a while, I’d roll the windows up, but that’s about it.
I dont do it with my Corvette though. The Corvette gets a lot more attention than the Camaro, for better and for worse. I don’t want to invite trouble!
I dont do it with my Corvette though. The Corvette gets a lot more attention than the Camaro, for better and for worse. I don’t want to invite trouble!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: St. Peters MO
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Its never happened to me but I knew a guy that had someone throw a lit cigarette into his interior and burned a hole in his carpet.
When you leave your interior exposed you trust everyone to do the right thing. It just takes one idiot to ruin your day.
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,425
Likes: 238
From: Macomb MI
What he means is that the interior motion detection is disabled with the top removed. There is a small switch in the driver's side roof guide pin hole that is pressed when the roof is in place, enabling the motion detection. A CF member figured out that sticking a drywall anchor (or properly sized dowel) in the hole presses the switch to keep the system active when topless...
See this:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1586404714
And:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...nsor-work.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...post1586405224
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: Garden City New York
Drove in to work today with the targa off- I have a tight garage and takes some articulation to get out- found out that when Im getting out I lean with my back on the top as a fulcrum- when the top is not there you fall back on your *** into the seat and smack your shin under the door edge- currently bleeding through my sock. But my newly rejexed car in its locked garage with the top off looks great!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Kansas City, MO
I've left my roof off while I run into a store. If I'm going to be away from it for more than 10-15 minutes I try to plan ahead and just not take it off to begin with.
My wife and I did a wine tour in Hermann, MO and the roof was off the entire day. I never had a concern about it while we were inside the wineries.
My wife and I did a wine tour in Hermann, MO and the roof was off the entire day. I never had a concern about it while we were inside the wineries.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 5,857
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From: Gainesville VA
I do, who cares. If you are in an area that could be an issue, that is more of a concern than not having the top on.
I do have insurance and could careless about depreciating assets. Fun sure, and if it got totaled I would gladly take the money from my insurance and go buy another.
I do have insurance and could careless about depreciating assets. Fun sure, and if it got totaled I would gladly take the money from my insurance and go buy another.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 26,233
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From: Chirper Island
See post #30. That "fix" is for coupes (the intrusion alarm is disabled with the top off). The Verts still have no known "workaround" and the intrusion alarm is disabled whenever the top is down.
Racer
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 340
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From: Cincinnati OH